2 Kashmiri youths held from near LoC

Poonch (JK): Two Kashmiri youths who were trying to cross over to Pakistan for arms training were apprehended by Army from near Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district in the wee hours on Saturday, officials said.

The youths were apprehended by Army troops guarding the border while they were trying to sneak into the Pakistan side from Gauparian forward belt, an Army officer said.

The duo, identified as Hilal Ahmed and Gulzar Ahmed of Budgam district of Kashmir valley, were later handed over to police, he said.

PTI